 defense defense defense I thought we were outstanding defensively I said it before the game it was gonna be the key slowing them down I thought you know it was an excellent excellent defensive performance and then everybody contributed I thought everybody that got on the court Shabazz Damari Ed you know our bench was was really good again given the way you guys have been finishing games lately how has the poise of this basketball team overall improved and developed over this season I really think our quarterbacks are doing a much better job D'Angelo Shabazz helped out and and and Spencer of course so and tonight we needed we need a multiple ball handlers because they what they do is they turn you over that's their that's their elite kind of team characteristic and we felt like we need a multiple ball handlers and it helped tonight there have been times in the last two years where this team has been more physical than you are is it looks like that kind of turned a little bit in this game Brian that's it there's a great point and I think it's an underestimated kind of thing that that one of the reasons we've improved a lot we've improved physically I mean you know D'Angelo all our young guys Jared Allen you know banging with gas all I felt like you know in the past we'd get overwhelmed physically with these players and and there's those type of pyres and tonight we we withstood it and we've withstood it in other games you know against older veteran teams so that's a that's a big it's a great point you make what do you see from D'Angelo just in terms of decision-making out there tonight first half it was a little shaky I think all collectively were shake but again but that's what they do they they put pressure on you they're physical and but I thought in the second half we did a lot better handle in it but D'Angelo made some you know elite passes out there tonight you know the defense would shift and the ball was he had Joe in the corner on the on the opposite corner I I don't know how we saw it and and it was a laser and and you know those are there's a type of passes LeBron makes like it just cross court on a line you know he he was impressive tonight and also he hit Joe on that layup in that stretch three tough plays by Joe at the basket then the layup and then and then another score he fed Jarrett after that I'll say if you would maybe list D'Angelo's number one skill I think it's his elite passing skills I think he sees things other guys don't see you don't need a lot of motion to get his passes off and and that is you know tonight he was he showed off all all all his passing skills so the fifth straight strong game from Damari is he clearly finding huge for us great timing that he's he's he's trending towards being the Damari of last year and you know I think you know after his injury and the surgery this is kind of like that probably the timeline that's right you know for at his age and how long it takes to get back but credit to him he put in extra work a lot extra work with our performance team and getting back and he's starting to reap the benefit what's the cat what's the catalyst for a team learning to embrace physicality what's the catalyst I think having vets to embrace it I think Jared Dudley and and and Ed Davis and Damari you know they they kind of show you the show show our young guys the tricks of the trade and then I think like you know Brian's point I think we've gotten stronger I think we physically have gotten stronger I think it's a complete credit to our performance team those guys are with those they're with the performance team more than with the coaches you know and so I've seen definite improvement there I mean you mentioned Dudley and you mentioned Damari both in that does the way Damaris playing now kind of give you thoughts about power forward yeah I mean I think we played him at the four tonight even though they were big and we you know Damaris got a lot of we can't play in there 40 minutes but I think that's part of his package being our small ball for he did it for us last year it's not his ideal position but obviously he gets more shots at the four because team sucking off on four men on the other team suck enough so he gets them until he got a bunch of open shots when he was at the four tonight from the coaching perspective the depth that you have and the veterans that you have how does it make it easier on you as a coach over those first two seasons I mean the options that you have now or even at the end of the game there you know Jared Dudley giving little tips to the guys and you know even you know the side-out-of-bounds we had hey we got to run this with Pace Leverly you know he's given all the tips he's reiterating what the coaches are saying and you know the coaches I think they have one ear you know listening with when it's a veteran player with with credibility they you know they really listen so it's just just huge but just the level of skill too I mean what are you looking at now when you put together your rotations in specific situations in late-game situations it seems like you have so much more to work with definitely and I think IQ you know are they they had a collective IQ those guys and experience and and I think that's helping our young guy I think it's helping Jared Allen I think it's helping DeAngelo before those guys were kind of on an island and like I said before those they're actually out there on the floor with them that's not like they're they're talking from the locker-home or the bench that's that's huge I mean it seems like a world of difference between this year and the last two years do you feel like you've taken a major step at this point of the season I wouldn't say major I think we've taken a step like I still think it's too early I still think you know let's have this conversation you know we get that them thinking of that the 18-game road trip or 18-day road trip we have and you know I have the fear of the NBA schedule so let's just you know continue to take it one at a time and improve you know it'd be good to get greedy and get to get the Chicago game thanks everybody